Weekend

Go behind the scenes at this stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s lavish 2001 film

Academic’s new book tells how the Dunnes Stores strike of 1984–87 led directly to a government ban on the importation of South African fruit and vegetables

We do some things during the festive season because we always have – not because we enjoy them

Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on flying reindeer, avian winter visitors and fossilised limestone

Newly announced RTÉ Radio 1 Morning Ireland co-presenter on his strongest childhood memory and who would play him in a biopic

We have the opportunity, but do we have the ambition and know-how to harness the power of the Atlantic?

It’s a tough time for the local titles, but they have one ‘superpower’ - the trust of their community

Ella McSweeney: A small encouraging sign these waters might hold value to such rare magnificent creatures

One year on, the US president remains neither a peacemaker nor a friend of Europe

An artificial tree used over many years can be better for reducing emissions than buying a real one every year

People tend to behave worse at home, among family, than with friends and colleagues

Department of Health papers refer to concentration camp scientist who helped develop German drug linked to birth defects worldwide

Edwina Guckian’s production The Devil’s in the Dancehall started with a look at Ireland’s 1935 Public Dance Hall Act

Lack of joined-up agency thinking in relation to Michelin is symptomatic of wider State indifference to restaurant sector

Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when benchmark metrics were defined

The beloved author’s new book, Weathering Storms, is a reflection on loss, ageing and community

Readers’ notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna

If 14 countries can come together to understand the Danube, surely Ireland can do the same for a far shorter river?

Some parents say they have no choice, but is working from home with no formal childminding arrangements feasible, or even acceptable?

A year on from the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrian-Irish writer Suad Aldarra reflects on her return to Damascus in 2025

John Corcoran, the Dublin-born chief make-up artist for Trinny Woodall, on his character traits, happiest moment, and his fixation with songs and clothes

As Denmark kills off the sending of cards and letters, the tradition is still going strong in Ireland. Although, for some destinations, the deadline has already passed

The idea that we would deliquesce into slothfulness without the whips of capitalism is untested but probably untrue

With a little planning you can keep the magic - just with less waste

A doctor advises on how you can reduce the health risks of a night’s binge drinking

Nigel Motyer has dived all over the world, but capturing moments in our own waters has given him an opportunity to show just how vibrant and remarkable our coastline is

Despite editor Frank Harris’s reputation as a rogue, the Irish literary light trusted him, as he approached his death 125 years ago

For 34 years Madeleine Walsh lived with her secret in shame... Now she wants schoolchildren to learn about the horrors of Ireland’s past, writes Aoife Kelleher

‘People are told they’re doing great if they recycle but it doesn’t solve the plastic problem. It just tells people it’s OK to use plastics’

It is almost two months since Aisling Rogerson’s husband, the beloved writer and broadcaster, died of cancer

Ella McSweeney: Is a once-common species returning to the Irish Sea thanks to overspill from marine protected areas elsewhere?

Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid author on the Irish middle name he shares with his brothers, a lost motorbike and finally getting the hang of storytelling

Eanna Ní Lamhna on an extremely tiny plant feeder, a heated standoff on the Dodder and a rare presence in Wicklow

Delivering 2,500 Christmas food boxes in Cork, the idea is that families get enough supplies for three key days

Ireland is moving from a democracy to ‘vetocracy’, where governance is paralysed because someone, somewhere holds a veto

I am generally of the view that children should learn and adults should practise a clear articulation of needs and desires

Against the scale of a warming planet, small actions can seem futile, but conversations and local actions build towards change

The history of Ireland – the hunger, the loss of the language – was so much closer than I knew. The change had been so fast from my grandfather’s life to mine

The Dublin-born presenter of Woman’s Hour on missing the spontaneity of going out dancing, her strongest childhood memory, and her biggest career regret